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Hook It & Cook It

Exciting Angling & the Freshest Fish You’ll Ever Eat!

Join us in Sitka, Alaska for Angling Unlimited’s annual Hook It & Cook It.

  • 4 days of world-class angling for salmon, halibut, and assorted bottom fish.

  • 4 evenings of cooking instruction and fine dining on catches of the day with your private Chef Lucas of Szmania’s Catering in Wenatchee.

About Chef Lucas

Angling Unlimited chefs stand together holding pans of cooked salmon
  • Lucas and his wife Rocío run a busy catering business in Wenatchee, WA, where they collaborate with local theaters, humane societies, and other community groups to help nurture the culinary culture of the area.
  • In December 2024, they purchased a restaurant location to call their own. Currently, they are remodeling the old 1900s corner diner into a cozy space that reflects their vision.
  • Expect Vermouth, house wine tapas, shared plates, local vegetables, and superb seafood. Ludger Szmania Sr., though retired from AU, is growing and producing the wine that will be used to create the house-made botanical infused wine for the new restaurant.
  • Lucas is a child of the gastronomy industry, raised in the hustle and bustle of the 7-day-a-week, 360-days-a-year restaurant that his parents ran for 25 years in Seattle. It was there that he learned and worked extensively.
  • He had the great opportunity to work for Angling Unlimited for a season as a deckhand, learning firsthand from Captain Tom about marine life and ecosystems. Treating the environment with gratitude is a key foundation for Lucas.
  • Lucas moved to Germany and France to complete his culinary degree, training under brilliant chefs such as Holger Stomberg, Chef of the German national soccer team, where health and nutrition are the most essential ingredients in every dish.
  • Lucas worked for years at a top farm-to-table fine dining restaurant in Central Washington, where he worked his way up to head chef. The Wenatchee Valley community is home for now!

Your Package Includes (based on a group of four):

  • Full days of fishing with experienced, licensed captain and crew
  • Evening meals prepared by Chef Lucas Szmania the first four evenings
  • Lodging in Angling Unlimited lodging
  • Complimentary car – start with party of 4’s then work our way down
  • Breakfast and lunch each fishing day
  • Transportation to and from Sitka’s airport
  • Transportation to and from your lodging to our boats
  • Top quality tackle from Penn, Shimano and G.Loomis
  • Rain gear and boots
  • Highest quality fish processing: vacuum sealed, flash frozen, and boxed to airline specifications
  • Up to two boxes included in price, additional flat rate charge of $50 for 25 pound box and $100 for 50 pound box

Your package doesn’t include…

  • Airfare (Alaska Airlines)
  • Sitka sales tax and Sitka fish box tax (listed as separate charge on your invoice)
  • Alaska fishing license and King salmon stamp (listed as separate charge on your invoice)
  • Checked baggage fee

”We were fortunate enough to enjoy the annual “Hook It and Cook It” event with Chef Ludger Szmania. After a long day of fishing we enjoyed four absolutely awesome evening dinners. Chef Ludger not only is a fabulous chef, but a joy to get to know! As we watched him prepare these phenomenal dinners right before us, he entertained us with his great humor! Thank you Chef Ludger!

Carol, Jon, & Troy FinkMay 2019

2025 Dates:

Arrive Friday, May 16, Fish May 17-18-19-20, Depart May 21

Price: $3,195/person*

*plus Sitka sales tax, box tax, AK fishing license, stamp & Seago

Interested in joining us for Hook it & Cook it 2025?

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